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Clinical Reasoning Corner: Illness Script

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Today we are going to talk about Illness scripts ! Define an illness script 2.- Describe the core components of an illness script 3.- Demonstrate the utility of an illness script in clinical reasoning 4.- Practice applying an illness script as a learning tool What is an Illness script? So let’s dive in!

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

And why is it important when we’re caring for older adults or those with serious illness? Alex: No, I think we did one other super special. Alex: So this is Super special 2. Eric: Before we jump into the topic, we’ve got some great papers to review. One in JAMA Network. One in, was it JAMA IM? Another in JAG. Ariel: Sure.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

And my wife went to over, I want to say, 20 concerts. Eric 00:58 Have you been to a concert? Nate 00:59 I went one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I’m so glad I did. I loved it and this was his favorite song and so I wanted to do it. Alex 01:07 And Bruce Springsteen did a stage dive. We were talking about this before. Nate 01:11 Very healthy man.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability of simulation studies to isolate one variable in a study. Amber: I do. You know what?

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

PEMBlog

Do All Children Who Present With a Complex Febrile Seizure Need a Lumbar Puncture? Febrile seizures are due to the degree of fever, not the rate of temperature rise, even though we see them as the temperature is increasing rapidly in the early parts of the illness. who have more febrile illnesses. Ann Emerg Med. 2016.11.024.

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